I Can!

Let's take a lesson from Picasso!

I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.
-Picasso

Have you said, "I can't", lately?
"Can't" means "not able to", "not having the necessary means, skill, authority or know-how, to do something."

Is this really true of your situation? Do you really and truly lack what it takes?
Would a few more attempts, some extra training, or a little more self-esteem, change the picture?

Whether you can, or you can't, is really a thing of the mind.
If you set your mind to it, there's really nothing you can't do.
Limitations exist only in the mind; in reality, there are none.

I 'm reminded of some of the "can'ts" of my life that have now become "cans" : riding a bycicle, driving a car, surfing the net, using a computer, even birthing a baby!
They each looked impossible at the time, but with strong determination, and sometimes, no way out ("Madam, you've got to push!), each task was eventually accomplished, and repeated several times over.

To be an achiever, it's important to keep on taking on new challenges.
Don't run away from them.
Never say never, as the saying goes.
Even if no one has ever done it before, there can always be a first time, and it could always be you!

Like Picasso, you've got to keep on doing the things you thought you could not do.
Push yourself to your furthest limits; you never know till you try.
That's how you'll turn your "can'ts" into "cans."
And hopefully, it'll become a lifestyle!


Think on this!
If you were required to prove in a court of law that you really cannot do the things you say you can't, would you have sufficient evidence to prove this, or would you simply have a pile of excuses?

Copyright 2005 Oma Edoja